Second Generation Fantasy Books

The Hidden Queen

by Peter V. Brett • 2024

An intersex princess must claim an ancient fortress before a new demon queen rises.

4.34

2k+

⚧️ Intersex Protagonist 💍 Betrothal Of Convenience 💔 Love Triangle 👹 Demon Apocalypse 🛡️ Ward Magic

The Hidden Queen 89%

An intersex princess must claim an ancient fortress before a new demon queen rises.

by Peter V. Brett 2024

4.34

2k+ ratings

⚧️ Intersex Protagonist 💍 Betrothal Of Convenience 💔 Love Triangle 👹 Demon Apocalypse 🛡️ Ward Magic

Flashback

by Shannon Messenger • 2018

Haunted by wounds that flare with emotion, Sophie walks into a festival where hidden enemies lurk.

4.32

47k+

🧝‍♀️ Elf Fantasy 🌍 Hidden Magical World 🫂 Found Family 🌑 Shadow Magic ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Healing

Flashback 88%

Haunted by wounds that flare with emotion, Sophie walks into a festival where hidden enemies lurk.

by Shannon Messenger 2018

4.32

47k+ ratings

🧝‍♀️ Elf Fantasy 🌍 Hidden Magical World 🫂 Found Family 🌑 Shadow Magic ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Healing

The Words of the Wandering

by D.E. Night • 2020

An orphan at a magical school hunts a shattered crown stone while a dark queen hunts her.

4.44

277

🏰 Magical Boarding School 🗺️ Quest Fantasy 👥 Found Family 👑 Hidden Royalty 🧒 Orphan Protagonist

The Words of the Wandering 88%

An orphan at a magical school hunts a shattered crown stone while a dark queen hunts her.

by D.E. Night 2020

4.44

277 ratings

🏰 Magical Boarding School 🗺️ Quest Fantasy 👥 Found Family 👑 Hidden Royalty 🧒 Orphan Protagonist

On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness

by Andrew Peterson • 2008

In a seaside village ruled by lizard monsters, three ordinary siblings learn they are lost royalty.

4.32

34k+

🫅 Hidden Royal Heritage 👫 Sibling Adventure 🌑 Dark Whimsy 🌊 Coastal Village 🧦 Eccentric Protector

On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness Summary

On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness 88%

In a seaside village ruled by lizard monsters, three ordinary siblings learn they are lost royalty.

by Andrew Peterson 2008

4.32

34k+ ratings

🫅 Hidden Royal Heritage 👫 Sibling Adventure 🌑 Dark Whimsy 🌊 Coastal Village 🧦 Eccentric Protector

The Wishing Spell

by Chris Colfer • 2012

A magical book pulls twins into a fairy-tale world. They must find storybook relics to get home.

4.26

161k+

🌌 Portal Fantasy 🧚 Fractured Fairy Tales 👯 Twin Protagonists 🗝️ Magical Scavenger Hunt 🔍 Hidden Lineage

The Wishing Spell 88%

A magical book pulls twins into a fairy-tale world. They must find storybook relics to get home.

by Chris Colfer 2012

4.26

161k+ ratings

🌌 Portal Fantasy 🧚 Fractured Fairy Tales 👯 Twin Protagonists 🗝️ Magical Scavenger Hunt 🔍 Hidden Lineage

Return to the Isle of the Lost

by Melissa de la Cruz • 2016

Four villain kids race scheming parents to cursed talismans hidden beneath a prison island.

3.90

11k+

🏫 Magical Boarding School 🖤 Found Family 💔 Villain Redemption ✨ Fairy Tale Crossover 🗡️ Quest For Artifacts

Return to the Isle of the Lost 88%

Four villain kids race scheming parents to cursed talismans hidden beneath a prison island.

by Melissa de la Cruz 2016

3.90

11k+ ratings

🏫 Magical Boarding School 🖤 Found Family 💔 Villain Redemption ✨ Fairy Tale Crossover 🗡️ Quest For Artifacts

Lodestar

by Shannon Messenger • 2016

When her friend goes undercover, Sophie unlocks a star-shaped map to the enemy's hidden bases.

4.48

55k+

🏠 Found Family 📚 Boarding School Fantasy 🕵️ Double Agent 🧠 Telepathic Bond 👑 Elven Politics

Lodestar 88%

When her friend goes undercover, Sophie unlocks a star-shaped map to the enemy's hidden bases.

by Shannon Messenger 2016

4.48

55k+ ratings

🏠 Found Family 📚 Boarding School Fantasy 🕵️ Double Agent 🧠 Telepathic Bond 👑 Elven Politics

The Language of Ghosts

by Heather Fawcett • 2020

After a coup, three royal siblings on a moving island must stop the eldest from becoming a tyrant.

3.90

1k+

🏝️ Magical Island 📜 Ancient Magic Language 🏛️ Court Intrigue 👻 Ghost Magic 💀 Death Magic

The Language of Ghosts 88%

After a coup, three royal siblings on a moving island must stop the eldest from becoming a tyrant.

by Heather Fawcett 2020

3.90

1k+ ratings

🏝️ Magical Island 📜 Ancient Magic Language 🏛️ Court Intrigue 👻 Ghost Magic 💀 Death Magic

The Monster in the Hollows

by Andrew Peterson • 2011

Seeking refuge after their kingdom's fall, a family's wolfish son finds only suspicion and fear.

4.68

20k+

🔥 Christian Fantasy 🐺 Cursed Transformation 👑 Lost Heir 🏘️ Small Town Suspicion 💚 Misunderstood Monster

The Monster in the Hollows 88%

Seeking refuge after their kingdom's fall, a family's wolfish son finds only suspicion and fear.

by Andrew Peterson 2011

4.68

20k+ ratings

🔥 Christian Fantasy 🐺 Cursed Transformation 👑 Lost Heir 🏘️ Small Town Suspicion 💚 Misunderstood Monster

The Bell Between Worlds

by Ian Johnstone • 2013

A boy follows a phantom bell into a mirror world to uncover his mother's fate.

3.77

511

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🧒 Orphaned Hero ⭐ Chosen One Prophecy 🗝️ Hidden Magical World

The Bell Between Worlds 88%

A boy follows a phantom bell into a mirror world to uncover his mother's fate.

by Ian Johnstone 2013

3.77

511 ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🧒 Orphaned Hero ⭐ Chosen One Prophecy 🗝️ Hidden Magical World

The Rose Field

by Philip Pullman • 2025

Lyra's dæmon gone, she travels the Silk Road with a steel-cutting needle, hunting the last door.

3.55

16k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 👑 Hidden Lineage 🧠 Philosophical Fantasy 🐫 Silk Road Setting

The Rose Field 88%

Lyra's dæmon gone, she travels the Silk Road with a steel-cutting needle, hunting the last door.

by Philip Pullman 2025

3.55

16k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 👑 Hidden Lineage 🧠 Philosophical Fantasy 🐫 Silk Road Setting

Enchantress

by James Maxwell • 2012

An enchantress and her warrior brother hunt stolen tomes before their world's magic fades forever.

4.03

18k+

🏫 Magical Academy 👫 Orphaned Siblings 📜 Stolen Magic Source 🏰 Hidden Lineage 🏜️ Desert Tribes

Enchantress 88%

An enchantress and her warrior brother hunt stolen tomes before their world's magic fades forever.

by James Maxwell 2012

4.03

18k+ ratings

🏫 Magical Academy 👫 Orphaned Siblings 📜 Stolen Magic Source 🏰 Hidden Lineage 🏜️ Desert Tribes

The Rise of Flynn Rider

by Jen Calonita • 2021

To become Flynn Rider, an orphan risks his circus family on a heist for a lost princess.

3.89

604

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🎪 Circus Fantasy 👑 Hidden Royalty 🎭 Secret Identity 🗝️ Reluctant Thief

The Rise of Flynn Rider 88%

To become Flynn Rider, an orphan risks his circus family on a heist for a lost princess.

by Jen Calonita 2021

3.89

604 ratings

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🎪 Circus Fantasy 👑 Hidden Royalty 🎭 Secret Identity 🗝️ Reluctant Thief

Inkheart

by Cornelia Funke • 2003

Her father reads book characters to life. The villain he freed will do anything to stay real.

3.93

444k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🪞 Metafiction 👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Bond 🦸 Reluctant Hero 📚 Bookish Protagonist

Inkheart 88%

Her father reads book characters to life. The villain he freed will do anything to stay real.

by Cornelia Funke 2003

3.93

444k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🪞 Metafiction 👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Bond 🦸 Reluctant Hero 📚 Bookish Protagonist

Legacy

by Shannon Messenger • 2019

To rescue him from a dark ritual, a young elf leads her team into enemy territory.

4.43

43k+

🔮 Hidden Elf World 💛 Found Family 🔍 Hidden Parentage ⚡ Chosen One 🛡️ Team Of Misfits

Legacy 87%

To rescue him from a dark ritual, a young elf leads her team into enemy territory.

by Shannon Messenger 2019

4.43

43k+ ratings

🔮 Hidden Elf World 💛 Found Family 🔍 Hidden Parentage ⚡ Chosen One 🛡️ Team Of Misfits

The Alchemyst

by Michael Scott • 2007

Twins' summer job with an immortal alchemist turns deadly when his life-preserving book is stolen.

3.86

168k+

🏛️ Modern Mythology 🗺️ Hidden Magical World 👥 Prophesied Twins 🧙 Immortal Mentor 💨 Elemental Magic

The Alchemyst 87%

Twins' summer job with an immortal alchemist turns deadly when his life-preserving book is stolen.

by Michael Scott 2007

3.86

168k+ ratings

🏛️ Modern Mythology 🗺️ Hidden Magical World 👥 Prophesied Twins 🧙 Immortal Mentor 💨 Elemental Magic

The Wind Through the Keyhole

by Stephen King • 2012

Trapped by a storm, Roland tells his ka-tet two stories: a shapeshifter hunt and a boy's dark quest.

4.13

95k+

🖤 Dark Fairy Tale 🤠 Weird West 🐺 Shapeshifter Hunt 🗡️ Orphan's Quest 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Wind Through the Keyhole 87%

Trapped by a storm, Roland tells his ka-tet two stories: a shapeshifter hunt and a boy's dark quest.

by Stephen King 2012

4.13

95k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fairy Tale 🤠 Weird West 🐺 Shapeshifter Hunt 🗡️ Orphan's Quest 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Demon King

by Cinda Williams Chima • 2009

A streetlord's amulet and a princess's escape push them toward the same wizard school.

4.15

81k+

🏫 Magical Academy 👸 Reluctant Princess 🧙‍♂️ Unlikely Wizard 🧬 Hidden Lineage 🚫 Forbidden Magic

The Demon King 87%

A streetlord's amulet and a princess's escape push them toward the same wizard school.

by Cinda Williams Chima 2009

4.15

81k+ ratings

🏫 Magical Academy 👸 Reluctant Princess 🧙‍♂️ Unlikely Wizard 🧬 Hidden Lineage 🚫 Forbidden Magic

Prism Cloud

by Jeff Wheeler • 2019

A seer's vision, a monster hunt, and a royal wedding ignite a war across two worlds.

4.44

10k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🔮 Dark Academy 🩸 Secret Parentage 👁️ Prophetic Visions 👑 Political Marriage

Prism Cloud 87%

A seer's vision, a monster hunt, and a royal wedding ignite a war across two worlds.

by Jeff Wheeler 2019

4.44

10k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🔮 Dark Academy 🩸 Secret Parentage 👁️ Prophetic Visions 👑 Political Marriage

Shipwreck Island

by Struan Murray • 2021

A girl carrying a destructive god washes onto an island whose queen's power is failing.

4.38

567

🖤 Dark Middle Grade 🌊 Drowned World ⚡ Mythic Fantasy ⛵ Nautical Fantasy ⚠️ Cursed Power

Shipwreck Island 87%

A girl carrying a destructive god washes onto an island whose queen's power is failing.

by Struan Murray 2021

4.38

567 ratings

🖤 Dark Middle Grade 🌊 Drowned World ⚡ Mythic Fantasy ⛵ Nautical Fantasy ⚠️ Cursed Power

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

by J.K. Rowling • 2003

A Ministry loyalist takes over Hogwarts, so Harry trains a secret army for the coming war.

4.60

308k+

🏰 Magical Boarding School ✊ Student Resistance 📜 Bureaucratic Tyranny 🔗 Psychic Link 📰 Media Smear Campaign

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Summary

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 87%

A Ministry loyalist takes over Hogwarts, so Harry trains a secret army for the coming war.

by J.K. Rowling 2003

4.60

308k+ ratings

🏰 Magical Boarding School ✊ Student Resistance 📜 Bureaucratic Tyranny 🔗 Psychic Link 📰 Media Smear Campaign

City of Spells

by Alexandra Christo • 2021

A thief and hidden heir lead rebels against a tyrant whose magic steals their will.

3.91

1k+

🫂 Found Family 🔮 Prophecy Subversion 🧠 Mind Control 👑 Secret Heir 🌅 Redemption Arc

City of Spells 87%

A thief and hidden heir lead rebels against a tyrant whose magic steals their will.

by Alexandra Christo 2021

3.91

1k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🔮 Prophecy Subversion 🧠 Mind Control 👑 Secret Heir 🌅 Redemption Arc

Tears of Dust

by Sylvia Mercedes • 2020

A venatrix discovers her blood ties her to the Witch Queen she was raised to kill.

4.28

1k+

🩸 Hidden Heritage 👻 Spirit Possession 📜 Prophecy Subversion 🗡️ Raised As A Weapon ⚖️ Duty Vs Love

Tears of Dust 87%

A venatrix discovers her blood ties her to the Witch Queen she was raised to kill.

by Sylvia Mercedes 2020

4.28

1k+ ratings

🩸 Hidden Heritage 👻 Spirit Possession 📜 Prophecy Subversion 🗡️ Raised As A Weapon ⚖️ Duty Vs Love

The Enchantress Returns

by Chris Colfer • 2013

Their mother taken by an enchantress, twins race across fairy-tale kingdoms for a legendary weapon.

4.43

78k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 📚 Fairy Tale Mashup 👫 Twin Protagonists 🗺️ Artifact Quest 💕 Found Family

The Enchantress Returns 87%

Their mother taken by an enchantress, twins race across fairy-tale kingdoms for a legendary weapon.

by Chris Colfer 2013

4.43

78k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 📚 Fairy Tale Mashup 👫 Twin Protagonists 🗺️ Artifact Quest 💕 Found Family

Furies of Calderon

by Jim Butcher • 2004

Without the elemental powers everyone commands, a frontier boy must outthink a barbarian horde.

4.13

114k+

🔥 Elemental Magic 🏛️ Roman Inspired Fantasy 💪 Powerless Protagonist 🌾 Farm Boy Hero 🖤 Found Family

Furies of Calderon 87%

Without the elemental powers everyone commands, a frontier boy must outthink a barbarian horde.

by Jim Butcher 2004

4.13

114k+ ratings

🔥 Elemental Magic 🏛️ Roman Inspired Fantasy 💪 Powerless Protagonist 🌾 Farm Boy Hero 🖤 Found Family

The Golden Compass

by Philip Pullman • 1995

To rescue her friend from child-snatchers, a girl with a truth-telling compass journeys north.

4.03

1.6M+

🌀 Parallel Worlds 👧 Orphan Hero 🤝 Found Family ❄️ Arctic Fantasy 🦊 Soul-Bonded Animal

The Golden Compass 87%

To rescue her friend from child-snatchers, a girl with a truth-telling compass journeys north.

by Philip Pullman 1995

4.03

1.6M+ ratings

🌀 Parallel Worlds 👧 Orphan Hero 🤝 Found Family ❄️ Arctic Fantasy 🦊 Soul-Bonded Animal

Unwritten by the Gods

by Caty Rogan

A rebel infiltrates a pleasure house and finds the warrior she loved and their secret daughter.

4.48

1k+

💞 Second Chance Romance 👶 Secret Child 💔 Forbidden Love ⚡ Defying The Gods ✊ Women-Led Rebellion

Unwritten by the Gods 87%

A rebel infiltrates a pleasure house and finds the warrior she loved and their secret daughter.

by Caty Rogan

4.48

1k+ ratings

💞 Second Chance Romance 👶 Secret Child 💔 Forbidden Love ⚡ Defying The Gods ✊ Women-Led Rebellion

First Rider's Call

by Kristen Britain • 2003

To hold back an awakening evil, a reluctant messenger must mend a crumbling magical wall.

4.22

25k+

🗡️ Reluctant Chosen One 📜 Magical Summons 👻 Ghostly Mentor ❤️ Found Family 🔎 Secret Lineage

First Rider's Call 87%

To hold back an awakening evil, a reluctant messenger must mend a crumbling magical wall.

by Kristen Britain 2003

4.22

25k+ ratings

🗡️ Reluctant Chosen One 📜 Magical Summons 👻 Ghostly Mentor ❤️ Found Family 🔎 Secret Lineage

Dawn of a Legend

by R.K. Lander • 2019

A scorned half-blood becomes a king's acknowledged son, igniting rebellion and drawing killers.

4.57

2k+

🫂 Found Family 👑 Hidden Royal Heir 🌳 Nature Magic 🏛️ Elven Politics 💔 Fantasy Prejudice

Dawn of a Legend 87%

A scorned half-blood becomes a king's acknowledged son, igniting rebellion and drawing killers.

by R.K. Lander 2019

4.57

2k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 👑 Hidden Royal Heir 🌳 Nature Magic 🏛️ Elven Politics 💔 Fantasy Prejudice

Blood and Fire

by Marcus Alexander • 2014

A girl must free the dragons to rescue her parents from a tyrant's prison of souls.

4.50

159

🐉 Dragon Companion 💕 Chosen Family 🗺️ Magical Quest 🌱 Coming Of Age 💔 Orphaned Hero

Blood and Fire 87%

A girl must free the dragons to rescue her parents from a tyrant's prison of souls.

by Marcus Alexander 2014

4.50

159 ratings

🐉 Dragon Companion 💕 Chosen Family 🗺️ Magical Quest 🌱 Coming Of Age 💔 Orphaned Hero

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

by L. Frank Baum • 1900

A Kansas girl walks a golden road, seeking the wizard who can send her home.

4.00

516k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🗺️ Quest Fantasy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🦁 Self-Doubt Heroes 🎪 Whimsical Adventure

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz 87%

A Kansas girl walks a golden road, seeking the wizard who can send her home.

by L. Frank Baum 1900

4.00

516k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🗺️ Quest Fantasy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🦁 Self-Doubt Heroes 🎪 Whimsical Adventure

The Lost Colony

by Eoin Colfer • 2006

A teenage genius hunts time-displaced demons, but a rival prodigy reaches their island first.

4.01

160k+

🌟 Rival Child Geniuses 🔐 Heist Mission ⏳ Time Displacement 🧚 Fairy Underworld 👹 Demon Realm

The Lost Colony 87%

A teenage genius hunts time-displaced demons, but a rival prodigy reaches their island first.

by Eoin Colfer 2006

4.01

160k+ ratings

🌟 Rival Child Geniuses 🔐 Heist Mission ⏳ Time Displacement 🧚 Fairy Underworld 👹 Demon Realm

Exile

by Shannon Messenger • 2013

Bonded to a rare alicorn, a telepathic elf must unlock hidden powers before her body fails entirely.

4.46

74k+

🧝 Elvin Fantasy 🦄 Telepathic Animal Bond 🌍 Hidden Magical World 🏠 Found Family 💔 Trauma Recovery

Exile 87%

Bonded to a rare alicorn, a telepathic elf must unlock hidden powers before her body fails entirely.

by Shannon Messenger 2013

4.46

74k+ ratings

🧝 Elvin Fantasy 🦄 Telepathic Animal Bond 🌍 Hidden Magical World 🏠 Found Family 💔 Trauma Recovery

Divergence

by TurtleMe • 2020

A Lance commands the Wall against a corrupted horde, but every choice costs him someone he loves.

4.47

5k+

📈 Progression Fantasy ♻️ Reincarnation Fantasy 🐉 Dragon Bond 🏰 Siege Warfare 🖤 Corrupted Magic

Divergence 87%

A Lance commands the Wall against a corrupted horde, but every choice costs him someone he loves.

by TurtleMe 2020

4.47

5k+ ratings

📈 Progression Fantasy ♻️ Reincarnation Fantasy 🐉 Dragon Bond 🏰 Siege Warfare 🖤 Corrupted Magic

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

by J.K. Rowling • 2016

A wizard's magical beasts escape into 1920s New York. The city's fear conceals a darker threat.

4.15

169k+

🫂 Found Family 🦄 Magical Creatures 🪄 Hidden Magic World 🎷 Jazz Age Setting 🌿 Awkward Hero

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Summary

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 87%

A wizard's magical beasts escape into 1920s New York. The city's fear conceals a darker threat.

by J.K. Rowling 2016

4.15

169k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🦄 Magical Creatures 🪄 Hidden Magic World 🎷 Jazz Age Setting 🌿 Awkward Hero

The Path of Ascension 8

by C. Mantis • 2025

Two cultivators infiltrate a noble estate to free a prisoner held centuries for his Talent.

4.45

4k+

📈 Progression Fantasy 🚀 Space Fantasy 🦊 Bonded Companions 🫂 Found Family 🕵️ Covert Operations

The Path of Ascension 8 87%

Two cultivators infiltrate a noble estate to free a prisoner held centuries for his Talent.

by C. Mantis 2025

4.45

4k+ ratings

📈 Progression Fantasy 🚀 Space Fantasy 🦊 Bonded Companions 🫂 Found Family 🕵️ Covert Operations

The Spook's Apprentice

by Joseph Delaney • 2004

A witch hunter's seventh-son apprentice makes one promise and releases an imprisoned evil.

4.02

54k+

🏚️ Folk Horror Fantasy 📚 Mentor And Apprentice 🌙 Seventh Son Destiny 👻 Spooky Middle Grade 🚪 Gateway Horror

The Spook's Apprentice 87%

A witch hunter's seventh-son apprentice makes one promise and releases an imprisoned evil.

by Joseph Delaney 2004

4.02

54k+ ratings

🏚️ Folk Horror Fantasy 📚 Mentor And Apprentice 🌙 Seventh Son Destiny 👻 Spooky Middle Grade 🚪 Gateway Horror

The Fall of the Readers

by Django Wexler • 2017

An apprentice enters a deadly magical labyrinth to break the binding enslaving an ancient race.

4.21

1k+

🏛️ Magical Library 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 👑 Reluctant Leader 💔 Mentor Betrayal

The Fall of the Readers 87%

An apprentice enters a deadly magical labyrinth to break the binding enslaving an ancient race.

by Django Wexler 2017

4.21

1k+ ratings

🏛️ Magical Library 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 👑 Reluctant Leader 💔 Mentor Betrayal

Broken Veil

by Jeff Wheeler • 2019

A stolen girl, a poisoned empress: one conspiracy, two worlds, and no one left to trust.

4.48

10k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🗡️ Assassin Training 🏠 Found Family 💔 Maternal Betrayal 🎭 False Identities

Broken Veil 87%

A stolen girl, a poisoned empress: one conspiracy, two worlds, and no one left to trust.

by Jeff Wheeler 2019

4.48

10k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🗡️ Assassin Training 🏠 Found Family 💔 Maternal Betrayal 🎭 False Identities

Muse of Nightmares

by Laini Taylor • 2018

Sarai's dead, her soul hostage to a child's vengeance. Lazlo must destroy Weep to free her.

4.41

72k+

🌑 Dark Ya Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 👻 Ghost Romance ⚡ Fallen Gods 💔 Generational Trauma

Muse of Nightmares 87%

Sarai's dead, her soul hostage to a child's vengeance. Lazlo must destroy Weep to free her.

by Laini Taylor 2018

4.41

72k+ ratings

🌑 Dark Ya Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 👻 Ghost Romance ⚡ Fallen Gods 💔 Generational Trauma

Everafter Song

by Emily R. King • 2019

A clockwork-hearted fugitive must stop an immortal prince before his song wakes the ancient giants.

4.22

2k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy ⏳ Time Travel Fantasy 🩵 Found Family ⚔️ Reluctant Hero 🎻 Music As Magic

Everafter Song 87%

A clockwork-hearted fugitive must stop an immortal prince before his song wakes the ancient giants.

by Emily R. King 2019

4.22

2k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy ⏳ Time Travel Fantasy 🩵 Found Family ⚔️ Reluctant Hero 🎻 Music As Magic

The High King's Tomb

by Kristen Britain • 2007

A Rider takes a kidnapped queen's place and faces a death god in the castle tombs.

4.26

18k+

🖤 Forbidden Love 🗡️ Reluctant Hero 👥 Found Family 💀 Death Magic 👑 Political Marriage

The High King's Tomb 87%

A Rider takes a kidnapped queen's place and faces a death god in the castle tombs.

by Kristen Britain 2007

4.26

18k+ ratings

🖤 Forbidden Love 🗡️ Reluctant Hero 👥 Found Family 💀 Death Magic 👑 Political Marriage

Legendborn

by Tracy Deonn • 2020

A grieving Black teen infiltrates a secret Arthurian order and discovers her ancestral magic.

4.29

195k+

🏰 Arthurian Retelling 🕯️ Secret Society Fantasy 🌳 Ancestral Magic 🔮 Hidden Magical Heritage 🏛️ College Campus Setting

Legendborn 87%

A grieving Black teen infiltrates a secret Arthurian order and discovers her ancestral magic.

by Tracy Deonn 2020

4.29

195k+ ratings

🏰 Arthurian Retelling 🕯️ Secret Society Fantasy 🌳 Ancestral Magic 🔮 Hidden Magical Heritage 🏛️ College Campus Setting

Blade Breaker

by Victoria Aveyard • 2022

A reluctant heir leads outcasts to seal torn realms, hunted by a demon-backed queen's undying army.

3.94

15k+

🫂 Found Family 🌌 Portal Fantasy ⚔️ Reluctant Chosen One 👑 Morally Grey Villain 🗡️ Assassin Redemption

Blade Breaker 87%

A reluctant heir leads outcasts to seal torn realms, hunted by a demon-backed queen's undying army.

by Victoria Aveyard 2022

3.94

15k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🌌 Portal Fantasy ⚔️ Reluctant Chosen One 👑 Morally Grey Villain 🗡️ Assassin Redemption

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

by J.K. Rowling • 2016

Albus Potter steals a time-turner to save a dead boy and erases his father from history.

3.47

1.1M+

🏰 Wizarding School ⏳ Tampering With Time 💔 Father-Son Conflict 👦 Next Generation 🔄 Alternate Timeline

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Summary

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 87%

Albus Potter steals a time-turner to save a dead boy and erases his father from history.

by J.K. Rowling 2016

3.47

1.1M+ ratings

🏰 Wizarding School ⏳ Tampering With Time 💔 Father-Son Conflict 👦 Next Generation 🔄 Alternate Timeline

The Crowns of Croswald

by D.E. Night • 2017

An orphaned maid's forgotten past is the only weapon against a queen who feeds on forgetting.

3.79

4k+

🏰 Magical Boarding School 👑 Hidden Royal Heir 🔮 Memory Magic 💕 Found Family ✨ Whimsical Magic

The Crowns of Croswald 87%

An orphaned maid's forgotten past is the only weapon against a queen who feeds on forgetting.

by D.E. Night 2017

3.79

4k+ ratings

🏰 Magical Boarding School 👑 Hidden Royal Heir 🔮 Memory Magic 💕 Found Family ✨ Whimsical Magic

Charmcaster

by Sebastien de Castell • 2018

A cursed outcast arrives at an exhibition of marvels, where one invention could ignite a war.

4.21

8k+

🛠️ Magical Invention 🐾 Animal Companion 🤝 Found Family 🏃 Mage Outcast 🌑 Cursed Magic

Charmcaster 87%

A cursed outcast arrives at an exhibition of marvels, where one invention could ignite a war.

by Sebastien de Castell 2018

4.21

8k+ ratings

🛠️ Magical Invention 🐾 Animal Companion 🤝 Found Family 🏃 Mage Outcast 🌑 Cursed Magic

The Merchant of Death

by D.J. MacHale • 2002

His uncle drags him through a portal to a world where an uprising could destroy everyone.

3.97

53k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 😰 Reluctant Chosen One 💔 Mentor Sacrifice 🤝 Unlikely Allies ✊ Oppressed Uprising

The Merchant of Death 87%

His uncle drags him through a portal to a world where an uprising could destroy everyone.

by D.J. MacHale 2002

3.97

53k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 😰 Reluctant Chosen One 💔 Mentor Sacrifice 🤝 Unlikely Allies ✊ Oppressed Uprising

Lightbringer

by Claire Legrand • 2020

An angel ensnared a queen. Her daughter, born a thousand years later, must finish the war.

3.96

16k+

🕰️ Dual Timelines 🔥 Elemental Magic 😇 Angelic Villains ⚡ Corrupting Magic 🌑 Dark Prophecy

Lightbringer 87%

An angel ensnared a queen. Her daughter, born a thousand years later, must finish the war.

by Claire Legrand 2020

3.96

16k+ ratings

🕰️ Dual Timelines 🔥 Elemental Magic 😇 Angelic Villains ⚡ Corrupting Magic 🌑 Dark Prophecy

The Obelisk Gate

by N.K. Jemisin • 2016

To stop the endless apocalypse, an orogene mother must master the obelisks slowly petrifying her.

4.28

199k+

🪨 Earth Magic 👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Bond 😬 Reluctant Leader 🔥 Persecuted Mages ✨ Child Of Immense Power

The Obelisk Gate 87%

To stop the endless apocalypse, an orogene mother must master the obelisks slowly petrifying her.

by N.K. Jemisin 2016

4.28

199k+ ratings

🪨 Earth Magic 👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Bond 😬 Reluctant Leader 🔥 Persecuted Mages ✨ Child Of Immense Power

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